India's 1975 hockey World Cup-winning and 1972 Olympics bronze-winning team member Michael Kondo passed away on Thursday due to age-related ailments. He was 73, and is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. Kindo played as a full-back.
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Sports Round Up December 31, 2020: Match Results, Reports, Highlights and Look Back at Top Stories of the Day
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31 Dec, 18:06 (IST)
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson surpassed Steve Smith and Virat Kohli to become the new top-ranked Test batsman as announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Reacting to his accomplishment, Williamson hailed his contemporaries as 'best.' Read More.
31 Dec, 16:56 (IST)
Australia star Steve Smith shared a heartfelt note on Twitter after being named 'ICC Player of the Decade' award. Read More.
31 Dec, 16:45 (IST)
Ben Stokes was named in ICC Test and ODI teams of the decade and recently the England all-rounder took to social media to complain about the colour of the ICC Test Team of the Decade cap. ICC Had a funny reaction to it.
31 Dec, 16:12 (IST)
Dashing Indian opener Rohit Sharma has resumed training after joining Indian squad for the remaining two Test matches against Australia. Read More.
31 Dec, 10:44 (IST)
Kane Williamson overtakes Steve Smith and Virat Kohli to become number one Test batsman. Check out the Instagram post below:
31 Dec, 10:41 (IST)
After a stunning knock of 112 runs in the second Test match against Australia, Ajinkya Rahane was made the Man of the Match. The stand-in skipper's name was carved on MCG Honoud Board.
31 Dec, 09:30 (IST)
The COVID-19 has once again led to the cancellation of matches. India vs Australia women's ODI series has been cancelled until next season.
31 Dec, 10:44 (IST)
Kane Williamson overtakes Steve Smith and Virat Kohli to become number one Test batsman. Check out the Instagram post below:
31 Dec, 10:41 (IST)
After a stunning knock of 112 runs in the second Test match against Australia, Ajinkya Rahane was made the Man of the Match. The stand-in skipper's name was carved on MCG Honoud Board.
31 Dec, 09:30 (IST)
The COVID-19 has once again led to the cancellation of matches. India vs Australia women's ODI series has been cancelled until next season.
31 Dec, 08:17 (IST)
Cristiano Ronaldo has returned back to practice after a short break in Dubai. Check out the picture below:
Coronavirus once again hits the sorting world as games in Premier League have been postponed as certain teams have reported a steep increase in positive COVID-19 cases. Tottenham Hostpur vs Fulham was the latest game in EPL to be suspended as the Cottagers requested the league to put off the clash. Meanwhile, we bring you all the live sports breaking news, top stories about all sports and sportspersons from around the world and latest updates on match results, live scores, transfer news and rumours, injury updates, retirement news of players and birthdays of sports stars and every important news you need to know. EPL 2020-21: Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham Postponed After COVID-19 Outbreak.
New Zealand also created history in their game against Pakistan as the Kiwis defeated the Asian team to become the number one ranked Test team for the first time. Pakistan showed some fighting spirit but had too much to do in the end as the Black Caps were relentless in their play. Kane Williamson’s team have taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Hardik Pandya's Son Agastya Turns Five Months Old, Indian Cricketer Shares Adorable Family Photo.
Australia after the heavy defeat in the second Test against India, made changes to their squad as Will Pukovski and David Warner have been added to the team for the final two games as the duo had initially been left out due to injuries. To make room for the two players, Joe Burns has been dropped from the squad.
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